© The Association of Independent Schools of NSW Writing A Technology Plan to secure your NSSCF funding Jon Byrne, Warwick Noble, Ian Ralph, William Temm, Pam Furney

© The Association of Independent Schools of NSW Why write a technology plan?  To communicate strategic information about the use of ICT in all aspects of a school  To create a working document that can be used a measurement tool when assessing progress  To provide a business case for increased funds  To demonstrate appropriate business or management practice  Required as part of the assessment criteria for NSSCF

© The Association of Independent Schools of NSW What should go into a technology plan?  Scope  Vision  Audit  Goals  Proposals  Capacity plan  Implementation plan  Budget plan  Assessment criteria

© The Association of Independent Schools of NSW Who are the stakeholders …and why you would involve them?  It is essential that the plan is owned by the whole school.  The plan is only as good as the contributors.  Try to select a broad range of people,  Consider a core group with others attending when required

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Writing the Vision Statement  A Vision can be defined as 'An Image of the future you seek to create'.  The importance of Vision Statements should not be underestimated  Refer to the whole school Strategic Plan if there is one. An ICT Strategic plan should aligned to this

© The Association of Independent Schools of NSW Use a Framework AIS ICT Strategic Plan – Teaching and Learning

© The Association of Independent Schools of NSW The Framework – timeline and budget Implementation timeline To include: critical dependencies such as provision of additional:  power  security  network points  furniture Budget Items to be funded by NSSCF Identify the items which can be funded in round one the National Secondary Schools Computer Fund as they relate to students in years 9-12 and fall within the guidelines Items to be funded by the school Identify the items which will be funded by the school during the implementation of the ICT plan and might include things such as: Additional power points Additional network/wireless access points Furniture etc Milestones Identify points within the timeline which will trigger payment of funds

© The Association of Independent Schools of NSW Collecting the Data - Teaching and Learning  What does good practice in teaching and learning with ICT look like?  Where do we want to be?  Where are we now?  What do we need to do in teaching and learning to achieve the goals?  What do we need in ICT to achieve the goals?

© The Association of Independent Schools of NSW Characteristics of teaching and learning with ICT Moyle, K. (2006) Leadership and learning with ICT; voices from the profession. Canberra, Teaching Australia; Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership. accessed November 2007

© The Association of Independent Schools of NSW Collecting the Data - The Classroom Environment  What does the ideal technology-rich classroom look like?  Where do we want to be in three years time?  Where are we now?  What equipment and infrastructure will be needed to achieve our goals for an ICT-rich learning environment?  What infrastructure will be need to achieve these goals?

© The Association of Independent Schools of NSW Collecting the Data - infrastructure and physical environment  What is the three-year strategic target for good practice infrastructure?  Where are we now?  What do we need to do to achieve our goals?  What technical support and staffing will this require?

© The Association of Independent Schools of NSW Collecting the Data - Professional development and support  What are the best models for professional development for supporting teaching and learning  What do you currently provide?  What would you like to provide?  What should you have in place to achieve your targets for professional learning?

© The Association of Independent Schools of NSW What is your model for distribution?  Desktops  Laptops – trolleys  Laptops – 1:1  Thin Clients  Ultra-portables  ??What suits your school?

© The Association of Independent Schools of NSW NSSCF application technical checklist Logistics – 10+ or desktops take up a lot of room  Storage area  Who will move the boxes  Disposal of packaging  Asset labelling  Imaging

© The Association of Independent Schools of NSW NSSCF application technical checklist Data and Electrical Infrastructure. Does your school have adequate:  Power points  Electrical circuit capacity – PCs and Air Con  Wired data outlets connected to an active switch  Wireless APs

© The Association of Independent Schools of NSW Example - 4 Access Points per room

© The Association of Independent Schools of NSW NSSCF application technical checklist The appropriate physical space in which to place your new computers  Size of rooms  Desks and chairs  Room arrangement  Security  Air-conditioning

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NSSCF application technical checklist Internet capacity, security and filtering  Bandwidth – in both directions  Security  Filtering  Management

© The Association of Independent Schools of NSW NSSCF application technical checklist The backend: Directory, data storage, data backup and technical support  Server capacity – storage and responsiveness  Directory design and maintainability  Backup of data and off site storage  Technical support

© The Association of Independent Schools of NSW Funding Models  Federal Government intention is to resource all schools at some level, even schools with one to one ratio  Round One must be expended on computing hardware - laptops or desktops  Round 2 likely to follow Round 1 guidelines

© The Association of Independent Schools of NSW Making the Most of Funding  Lease versus buy  Talk with your Business Manager  If considering models other than outright purchase, talk to local BGA.

© The Association of Independent Schools of NSW Models for purchasing  Moving the goal posts – new price points for equipment sub 1k price points.  Aggregated purchasing – power in numbers  AIS will provide awareness of aggregate buying opportunities. $$$ is only one part of the equation.

© The Association of Independent Schools of NSW This is a planning tool not a funding hurdle! Good luck and happy planning

© The Association of Independent Schools of NSW Pam Furney, Jon Byrne, Ian Ralph, Warwick Noble, and William Temm for The Association of Independent Schools Level 4, 99 York Street, Sydney NSW 2000 Phone (02) Fax (02) Web aisnsw.edu.au ABN Contact Details